chore(error message): make error message for client-side navigation clearer

sjelin · sjelin · commit 63e330d24f75 · 2015-11-17T14:49:59.000-08:00
Closes #2643
diff --git a/lib/clientsidescripts.js b/lib/clientsidescripts.js
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ functions.waitForAngular = function(rootSelector, callback) {
       return;
     }
     if (!window.angular) {
-      throw new Error('angular could not be found on the window');
+      throw new Error('window.angular is undefined.  This could be either ' +
+          'because this is a non-angular page or because your test involves ' +
+          'client-side navigation, which can interfere with Protractor\'s ' +
+          'bootstrapping.  See http://git.io/v4gXM for details');
     }
     if (angular.getTestability) {
       angular.getTestability(el).whenStable(callback);

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ functions.waitForAngular = function(rootSelector, callback) {`
`56`	`56`	`return;`
`57`	`57`	`}`
`58`	`58`	`if (!window.angular) {`
`59`		`- throw new Error('angular could not be found on the window');`
	`59`	`+ throw new Error('window.angular is undefined. This could be either ' +`
	`60`	`+ 'because this is a non-angular page or because your test involves ' +`
	`61`	`+ 'client-side navigation, which can interfere with Protractor\'s ' +`
	`62`	`+ 'bootstrapping. See http://git.io/v4gXM for details');`
`60`	`63`	`}`
`61`	`64`	`if (angular.getTestability) {`
`62`	`65`	`angular.getTestability(el).whenStable(callback);`